EU External Trade - Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode valves and tubes (for example, vacuum or vapour or gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode ray tubes, television camera tubes), Other cathode ray tubes

Extra-EU sourcing of Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode valves and tubes (for example, vacuum or vapour or gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode ray tubes, television camera tubes), Other cathode ray tubes is highly concentrated. 🇺🇸 United States captures 77.1% of imports (€8.0M), followed by 🇲🇾 Malaysia (5.9%). With an HHI of 6044, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

European exports of Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode valves and tubes (for example, vacuum or vapour or gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode ray tubes, television camera tubes), Other cathode ray tubes are concentrated on a few markets. 🇺🇸 United States accounts for 56.8% (€4.3M), ahead of 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (13.8%). The top three destinations are 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇮🇳 India.

Within the EU, 🇩🇪 Germany concentrates 44.4% of Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode valves and tubes (for example, vacuum or vapour or gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode ray tubes, television camera tubes), Other cathode ray tubes imports, well ahead of 🇫🇷 France (31.2%). The top importing member states are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇹 Italy.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were surging (33.0%) while exports were falling sharply (-23.3%), signalling a structural market shift.